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 Reading from Genesis chapter 2 verses 18 to 23 and that's on page 5 in the church bible.

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 That's Genesis 2, 18 to 23.

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 The Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.

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 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air.

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 He brought them to the man to see what he would name them.

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 And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

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 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.

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 But for Adam no suitable helper was found.

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 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep and while he was sleeping he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh.

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 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out from the man and he brought her to the man.

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 The man said, This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.

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 She shall be called woman, for she was taken out of man.

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 I am reading from 1 Corinthians chapter 11 to verse 2 to 16.

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 It is page 1152.

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 I read.

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 I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding me to the teachings just as I pass them on to you.

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 Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ and the head of the woman is man and the head of Christ is God.

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 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covers dishonest his head.

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 And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovers dishonest her head.

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 It is just as though her head were shaved.

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 If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her head cut off.

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 And if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her head cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

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 A man ought not to cover his head since he is the image of glory of God.

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 But the woman is the glory of man.

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 For man does not come from woman, but woman from man.

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 Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

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 For this reason and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.

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 In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

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 For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman.

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 But everything comes from God.

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 Judge for yourself.

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 It is proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered.

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 Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him?

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 But that if a woman has hair long, it is her glory.

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 For long hair is given to her as a covering.

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 If anyone wants to be convinced to us about this, we have no other practice nor do the churches of God.

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 Amen.

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 Thank you.

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 Thank you, Odette, and thank you, Kate.

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 Please keep your Bibles open at 1 Corinthians 11.

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 As we said, we're starting a new series in Corinthians, which is all about the church.

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 So as we gather together, as we are right now, what should it look like?

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 What should the practice be?

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 How should we behave towards one another?

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 And we start with the very easy topic of men and women.

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 Anybody else want to do it?

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 Well, we need to pray, so let's pray together.

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 Blessed are you, O God, King of the universe,

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 for not making me a woman.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Are you shocked?

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 Well, that was the morning prayer for every Jewish man at the local synagogue.

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 They simply believed that to be a man was, well, to be superior.

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 In fact, men would not even accept the testimony of a woman.

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 Listen to the Jewish historian Josephus, who was writing in the first century.

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 This is what he says.

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 But let not the testimony of women be admitted,

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 on account of the levity and boldness of their sex,

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 since it is probable that they may not speak truth,

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 either out of hope of gain or fear of punishment.

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 You see, in religious life and in social life,

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 women were treated as inferior.

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 Women couldn't sit with men,

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 and women couldn't talk with men.

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 So if this was a synagogue back in those times,

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 the women would all be over here,

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 and the men would all be over there.

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 But slowly, that thinking changed.

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 As people were liberated by the gospel,

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 the good news of Jesus Christ,

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 the gospel taught us that, well,

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 women and men were equal in value and worth.

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 In fact, as men and women,

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 as they came to faith in Christ,

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 so they gathered together in worship.

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 Church was not a place of segregation

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 like the synagogue was,

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 where men gave thanks to God that they were not a woman.

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 But it was a gathering where men and women together

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 served one another,

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 prayed for one another.

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 Look how the church is described in chapter 12,

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 verse 12.

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 It was really radical and revolutionary

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 for the time.

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 Chapter 12, verse 12.

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 The body, so it's speaking about the physical body,

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 is a unit,

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 though it is made up of many parts,

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 so head, hands, arms, legs, and so forth.

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 And though all its parts are many,

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 they form just one body.

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 So it is with Christ,

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 that is,

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 the people of Christ,

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 the church.

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 For we were all,

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 that is, men and women,

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 baptized by one spirit into one body,

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 whether Jews or Greeks,

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 slave or free,

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 and we were all,

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 men and women,

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 given the one spirit to drink.

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 So through faith in Christ,

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 men and women,

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 are one in Christ.

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 But this new gospel liberation,

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 was causing some confusion,

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 within the church.

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 Rightly so,

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 women welcomed this new equality.

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 But it seems as if,

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 some of the women in the church,

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 were saying,

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 well,

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 there's actually now,

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 no difference,

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 between men and women.

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 We can do whatever the men do.

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 We can have the same roles,

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 and responsibilities.

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 There's actually,

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 no difference anymore.

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 Now this explains,

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 this very strange issue,

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 that we've just read,

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 in 1 Corinthians 11,

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 about women having to,

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 cover their heads,

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 when they gathered as church.

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 And about men,

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 not having a covering,

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 on their heads.

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 And it's very strange,

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 because as I look out,

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 there's actually one man,

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 with a head covering,

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 and no women with any coverings.

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 So that goes to show,

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 how strange it is,

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 for us today.

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 Look at verse 4.

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 Every man,

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 who prays or prophesies,

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 with his head covered,

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 dishonours his head.

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 That is,

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 dishonours Christ.

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 Verse 5.

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 And every woman,

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 who prays or prophesies,

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 with her head uncovered,

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 dishonours her head,

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 her husband.

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 It is just as though,

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 her head,

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 were shaved.

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 It's really not an easy text,

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 to understand.

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 And if you were to read,

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 the commentaries,

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 and the books out there,

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 there's all kinds,

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 of explanations.

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 And there's a confusion,

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 as to what the covering,

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 actually was.

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 It could be that women,

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 most likely the wives,

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 within the church,

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 had to wear,

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 some sort of shawl,

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 which would cover,

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 their head.

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 Or,

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 on the other hand,

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 that they simply had,

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 to wear their long hair,

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 which they probably all did,

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 have long hair,

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 and they would tie it up,

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 onto their heads.

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 That was,

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 the covering.

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 But the issue for us,

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 is not to get bogged down,

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 in what kind of covering,

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 it was.

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 But what the covering,

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 meant,

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 or what the covering,

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 symbolised.

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 And we're given a clue,

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 as to what that is,

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 in verse 10.

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 Have a look at verse 10.

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 For this reason,

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 and because of the angels,

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 another confusing part,

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 which we'll get back to,

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 so just park that one,

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 for now.

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 For this reason,

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 and because of the angels,

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 the woman,

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 ought to have a sign,

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 of authority,

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 on her head.

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 In other words,

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 when women wore,

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 a covering on their head,

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 they were actually saying,

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 yes,

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 there is a difference,

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 between men,

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 and women.

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 Not just physically,

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 and biologically,

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 but in who we are,

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 as people.

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 Our roles,

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 and our responsibilities.

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 And this was especially true,

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 if you were a married woman.

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 A covering,

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 on your head,

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 was a sign,

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 that you were under,

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 the authority,

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 of your husbands.

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 So,

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 by not wearing,

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 a covering,

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 some women,

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 in the church,

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 were saying,

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 there's no difference,

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 between men,

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 and women.

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 Husbands,

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 and wives,

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 we all have the same,

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 role.

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 We're all,

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 the same.

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 Now,

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 it's very strange,

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 for us,

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 to hear that.

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 And so,

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 just to try,

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 and picture it here now,

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 if you could imagine,

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 we're back in Corinth,

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 in the first century,

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 here we are,

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 gathered together,

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 we've understood,

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 something of the gospel,

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 so,

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 yes,

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 there's men and women,

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 and we're all mingled in together.

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 That was a good thing.

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 Now,

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 if you were a wife,

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 you would also wear,

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 a head covering,

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 as a sign,

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 and a symbol,

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 to say,

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 yes,

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 you're married,

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 and that you took,

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 your husband's role,

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 seriously.

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 But some of the women,

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 were saying,

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 ah,

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 let's ditch this head covering,

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 not going to bother with that anymore,

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 don't need to wear that,

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 we're the same.

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 Some,

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 perhaps,

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 were going a step further,

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 and having their hair shaved off,

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 all together,

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 as if to say,

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 there is absolutely no difference.

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 So,

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 there was some confusion,

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 within the life of the church.

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 Now,

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 let me say this,

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 that this is not a sermon,

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 to enforce head coverings for women,

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 or that men are going to be barred,

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 if they wear a hat,

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 on a Sunday morning.

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 There are denominations,

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 and churches,

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 that do insist,

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 on those sorts of things.

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 I think they've actually got it wrong.

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 That's not what this text is about.

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 Cultures are different,

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 from the first century,

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 to what they are today.

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 They do change over time,

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 and the symbolism,

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 to say that men and women were different,

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 may be different today.

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 But one thing that has not changed,

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 from first century Corinth,

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 to 20th century Carigaline,

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 is that God's order,

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 and design for men and women,

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 does not change.

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 So,

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 we might not have an issue,

00:13:52.459 --> 00:13:53.419
 with head coverings,

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 but our culture,

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 is telling us,

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 more and more,

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 that there is no difference,

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 between men and women.

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 So,

00:14:04.839 --> 00:14:05.399
 we have now,

00:14:05.459 --> 00:14:05.980
 what we call,

00:14:06.120 --> 00:14:08.339
 gender neutral schools,

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 where teachers,

00:14:10.059 --> 00:14:11.399
 do not refer to the children,

00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:12.980
 as he and she,

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 but simply as friend.

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 One principle said this,

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 I want to change things,

00:14:20.539 --> 00:14:21.240
 in society.

00:14:21.600 --> 00:14:22.299
 In my world,

00:14:22.379 --> 00:14:24.179
 there is no girl's world,

00:14:24.240 --> 00:14:25.899
 and there is no boy's world.

00:14:27.480 --> 00:14:28.139
 And of course,

00:14:28.199 --> 00:14:28.879
 it's very common,

00:14:28.879 --> 00:14:29.860
 for people to state,

00:14:29.959 --> 00:14:30.959
 their identity is,

00:14:31.519 --> 00:14:32.240
 gender fluid.

00:14:32.779 --> 00:14:33.919
 A gender,

00:14:34.059 --> 00:14:34.779
 that transitions,

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 between male and female.

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 So,

00:14:37.220 --> 00:14:37.860
 it's no longer,

00:14:38.039 --> 00:14:38.699
 Mother's Day,

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 and Father's Day,

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 but Parent's Day.

00:14:43.919 --> 00:14:44.480
 In fact,

00:14:44.579 --> 00:14:45.639
 leading sociologists,

00:14:45.779 --> 00:14:46.100
 tell us,

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 that the difference,

00:14:47.120 --> 00:14:48.819
 between men and women,

00:14:49.759 --> 00:14:51.639
 is not based on nature,

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 but are historically constructed,

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 and socially reproduced.

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 In other words,

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 it's our environment,

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 it's how we were raised,

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 that makes us,

00:15:05.059 --> 00:15:05.679
 who we are.

00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:07.759
 Now,

00:15:07.819 --> 00:15:08.319
 I realise,

00:15:08.419 --> 00:15:09.079
 that that's a very,

00:15:09.079 --> 00:15:10.199
 deep subject,

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 and there's many children,

00:15:11.839 --> 00:15:12.559
 and adults,

00:15:12.679 --> 00:15:13.259
 who struggle,

00:15:13.480 --> 00:15:14.519
 with gender identity,

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 and simply ignoring,

00:15:16.379 --> 00:15:16.879
 the issue,

00:15:17.600 --> 00:15:18.799
 isn't going to help.

00:15:20.079 --> 00:15:21.000
 They need,

00:15:21.059 --> 00:15:22.299
 the church's compassion,

00:15:22.819 --> 00:15:23.919
 and support.

00:15:25.199 --> 00:15:25.740
 However,

00:15:25.740 --> 00:15:26.340
 God's order,

00:15:26.340 --> 00:15:28.560
 God's order,

00:15:28.560 --> 00:15:29.259
 and design,

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 for men and women,

00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:32.320
 does not change.

00:15:33.139 --> 00:15:33.820
 Men and women,

00:15:34.100 --> 00:15:35.019
 are different,

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 and that difference,

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 is to be celebrated,

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 within the church,

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 whether we wear,

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 a covering on our head,

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 or not.

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 So,

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 how are we to,

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 understand this subject,

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 the relationship,

00:15:50.820 --> 00:15:51.700
 between men,

00:15:51.779 --> 00:15:52.360
 and women,

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 when we gather together,

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 as we are right now?

00:15:56.800 --> 00:15:57.080
 Well,

00:15:57.120 --> 00:15:57.720
 we're going to look at,

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 three big ideas.

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 Here's the first one.

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 Women and men,

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 are equal.

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 Look at verse three.

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 Now,

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 I want you to realise,

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 that the head,

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 of every man,

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 is Christ.

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 And the head,

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 of the woman,

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 or the wife,

00:16:21.159 --> 00:16:22.019
 is man,

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 or husband.

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 And the head,

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 of Christ,

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 is God.

00:16:28.980 --> 00:16:29.439
 Now,

00:16:29.559 --> 00:16:30.120
 headship,

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 is all about authority.

00:16:34.179 --> 00:16:34.399
 Well,

00:16:34.439 --> 00:16:34.740
 you say,

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 where's the equality,

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 in that Johnny?

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 It sounds,

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 very chauvinistic,

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 of you to say,

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 the head of woman,

00:16:40.960 --> 00:16:41.559
 is man.

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 You're not going,

00:16:42.939 --> 00:16:43.779
 to grow the church,

00:16:43.819 --> 00:16:45.319
 by saying things like that.

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 Not very popular,

00:16:46.539 --> 00:16:47.179
 or modern.

00:16:49.299 --> 00:16:49.799
 Well,

00:16:49.840 --> 00:16:50.240
 let me say,

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 three brief things,

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 in response to that.

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 First of all,

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 we are all,

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 under authority.

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 Men,

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 are under,

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 the authority,

00:17:02.539 --> 00:17:03.319
 of Christ.

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 Under the rule,

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 of Christ.

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 Christ.

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 And Christ,

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 is under God.

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 So,

00:17:10.900 --> 00:17:11.620
 all of us,

00:17:11.839 --> 00:17:12.140
 men,

00:17:12.599 --> 00:17:12.940
 women,

00:17:13.380 --> 00:17:14.380
 we are all,

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 in some way or another,

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 under authority.

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 Second,

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 this is primarily addressed,

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 to those who are married.

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 It's a little bit technical,

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 but in verse three,

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 when it talks about,

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 the head of the woman,

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 is man,

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 it's the same word,

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 for wife,

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 and husband.

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 So,

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 in a married relationship,

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 the husband,

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 is the head of the wife.

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 Not that,

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 every man,

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 is head,

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 over every woman.

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 Third,

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 we need to understand,

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 that when we're talking,

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 about head,

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 which is all,

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 about authority,

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 is not about,

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 about oppression.

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 But,

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 headship is about,

00:17:58.300 --> 00:17:58.960
 provision,

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 and protection.

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 So,

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 as head,

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 it is the husband,

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 who takes the lead,

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 in caring for his wife,

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 taking responsibility,

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 for decisions.

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 It is his role,

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 his primary role,

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 to give,

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 all that she needs.

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 In response,

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 it is the wife,

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 who supports her husband,

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 who submits,

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 to his role,

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 as leader.

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 So,

00:18:28.919 --> 00:18:29.519
 headship,

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 does not mean,

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 the husband,

00:18:31.799 --> 00:18:33.000
 demands his right,

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 and sits in his fine chair,

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 and issues out orders.

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 It's quite the opposite.

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 The husband,

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 as head,

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 surrenders his rights,

00:18:44.480 --> 00:18:45.779
 for the good,

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 and the well-being,

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 of his wife.

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 He is not to abuse,

00:18:51.460 --> 00:18:51.960
 that role,

00:18:53.160 --> 00:18:54.519
 but to use that role,

00:18:54.740 --> 00:18:56.819
 in sacrificial service,

00:18:57.860 --> 00:18:58.240
 caring,

00:18:59.019 --> 00:18:59.900
 for his wife.

00:19:01.539 --> 00:19:02.059
 So,

00:19:02.299 --> 00:19:03.340
 there is an order,

00:19:04.120 --> 00:19:05.160
 between men and women.

00:19:05.680 --> 00:19:06.000
 But,

00:19:06.100 --> 00:19:07.100
 and here's the point,

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 there is still equality.

00:19:10.500 --> 00:19:10.720
 So,

00:19:10.779 --> 00:19:11.340
 look what it says,

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 at the end of verse 3.

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 It says there,

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 that the head of Christ,

00:19:15.259 --> 00:19:15.400
 Christ,

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 is God.

00:19:18.740 --> 00:19:19.140
 You see,

00:19:19.259 --> 00:19:20.400
 Christ himself,

00:19:20.779 --> 00:19:22.079
 was under the authority,

00:19:22.259 --> 00:19:23.220
 of his father.

00:19:24.480 --> 00:19:25.279
 But still,

00:19:25.400 --> 00:19:26.220
 there was equality,

00:19:26.220 --> 00:19:27.319
 between the son,

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 and the father.

00:19:28.940 --> 00:19:29.180
 So,

00:19:29.259 --> 00:19:29.900
 on the one hand,

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 Jesus could say this,

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 in John chapter 10.

00:19:32.859 --> 00:19:33.440
 He could say,

00:19:33.940 --> 00:19:34.900
 my food,

00:19:35.839 --> 00:19:36.859
 is to do the will,

00:19:36.900 --> 00:19:38.299
 of him who sent me,

00:19:38.960 --> 00:19:40.059
 and to finish his work.

00:19:40.220 --> 00:19:40.559
 So,

00:19:40.660 --> 00:19:42.160
 Jesus readily accepted,

00:19:42.160 --> 00:19:43.019
 that he was there,

00:19:43.119 --> 00:19:43.799
 to do the will,

00:19:43.799 --> 00:19:44.480
 of the father.

00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:46.339
 He was under the authority,

00:19:46.339 --> 00:19:47.200
 of his father.

00:19:47.579 --> 00:19:48.000
 But,

00:19:48.079 --> 00:19:49.079
 at the same time,

00:19:49.200 --> 00:19:50.899
 Jesus could equally say this,

00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:52.139
 I,

00:19:52.339 --> 00:19:53.440
 and the father,

00:19:54.460 --> 00:19:55.139
 are one.

00:19:56.379 --> 00:19:56.859
 So,

00:19:56.960 --> 00:19:57.779
 Jesus has,

00:19:57.960 --> 00:19:58.740
 equality,

00:19:59.279 --> 00:20:00.220
 with the father.

00:20:01.119 --> 00:20:01.519
 Now,

00:20:01.599 --> 00:20:02.519
 this relationship,

00:20:02.519 --> 00:20:03.119
 between,

00:20:03.279 --> 00:20:03.899
 Jesus,

00:20:04.180 --> 00:20:05.059
 and the father,

00:20:05.460 --> 00:20:06.539
 should be reflected,

00:20:06.740 --> 00:20:07.480
 in the relationship,

00:20:07.619 --> 00:20:08.379
 between husband,

00:20:08.579 --> 00:20:09.139
 and wife.

00:20:09.680 --> 00:20:11.039
 There is an order,

00:20:11.039 --> 00:20:13.319
 but,

00:20:13.399 --> 00:20:14.899
 there is equality.

00:20:16.460 --> 00:20:16.839
 So,

00:20:16.899 --> 00:20:17.420
 that means,

00:20:17.519 --> 00:20:18.500
 that within the life,

00:20:18.539 --> 00:20:19.139
 of the church,

00:20:19.539 --> 00:20:20.779
 man should not look,

00:20:21.019 --> 00:20:21.420
 down,

00:20:21.559 --> 00:20:22.299
 at the woman,

00:20:22.639 --> 00:20:23.740
 in superiority.

00:20:25.000 --> 00:20:25.399
 And,

00:20:25.460 --> 00:20:26.240
 the woman should not,

00:20:26.319 --> 00:20:27.500
 be looking up to man,

00:20:27.720 --> 00:20:29.339
 with inferiority.

00:20:29.960 --> 00:20:30.559
 Both,

00:20:31.519 --> 00:20:33.019
 are equally loved,

00:20:33.159 --> 00:20:34.319
 and treasured,

00:20:34.619 --> 00:20:36.000
 before one another,

00:20:36.000 --> 00:20:37.140
 and both,

00:20:37.220 --> 00:20:38.660
 are equally valued,

00:20:38.759 --> 00:20:39.700
 and treasured,

00:20:40.180 --> 00:20:41.279
 before God.

00:20:42.299 --> 00:20:42.700
 So,

00:20:42.799 --> 00:20:43.160
 first,

00:20:43.460 --> 00:20:44.480
 let's get that,

00:20:45.039 --> 00:20:46.579
 stone in place.

00:20:46.859 --> 00:20:47.240
 Men,

00:20:47.380 --> 00:20:47.940
 and women,

00:20:49.140 --> 00:20:49.859
 are equal.

00:20:52.460 --> 00:20:53.480
 The second,

00:20:53.779 --> 00:20:54.839
 big idea,

00:20:56.460 --> 00:20:57.140
 is this,

00:20:57.339 --> 00:20:58.400
 that within the context,

00:20:58.539 --> 00:20:59.460
 of church life,

00:21:00.539 --> 00:21:00.759
 women,

00:21:00.940 --> 00:21:01.339
 and men,

00:21:01.539 --> 00:21:02.640
 are different.

00:21:02.640 --> 00:21:02.880
 different.

00:21:04.880 --> 00:21:05.780
 It's only going,

00:21:05.860 --> 00:21:07.180
 to get more complicated.

00:21:07.380 --> 00:21:08.320
 Look at verse 7.

00:21:10.840 --> 00:21:11.380
 A man,

00:21:11.460 --> 00:21:12.120
 ought not,

00:21:12.320 --> 00:21:13.660
 to cover his head,

00:21:14.700 --> 00:21:15.600
 since he,

00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:16.440
 is the image,

00:21:16.500 --> 00:21:17.080
 and glory,

00:21:17.080 --> 00:21:17.700
 of God.

00:21:18.740 --> 00:21:19.740
 But the woman,

00:21:20.940 --> 00:21:21.180
 well,

00:21:21.220 --> 00:21:22.080
 she is the glory,

00:21:22.080 --> 00:21:22.720
 of man.

00:21:24.220 --> 00:21:24.700
 Now,

00:21:24.740 --> 00:21:25.400
 when I read that,

00:21:25.500 --> 00:21:25.980
 to Kirsty,

00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:26.980
 she said,

00:21:27.940 --> 00:21:28.180
 Johnny,

00:21:28.280 --> 00:21:28.820
 I don't want,

00:21:28.880 --> 00:21:29.820
 to be your glory.

00:21:29.819 --> 00:21:32.759
 And I can sympathise.

00:21:33.259 --> 00:21:34.359
 I can sympathise.

00:21:34.539 --> 00:21:35.539
 It's a difficult one,

00:21:35.579 --> 00:21:35.839
 isn't it,

00:21:35.839 --> 00:21:37.099
 when we read things like this.

00:21:37.259 --> 00:21:38.179
 It's hard for us,

00:21:38.259 --> 00:21:39.019
 to understand.

00:21:40.839 --> 00:21:41.539
 But remember,

00:21:41.659 --> 00:21:42.679
 back to Genesis,

00:21:42.899 --> 00:21:43.839
 and the Garden of Eden.

00:21:44.720 --> 00:21:45.119
 Remember,

00:21:45.259 --> 00:21:45.879
 how things,

00:21:45.879 --> 00:21:46.779
 unfolded there.

00:21:47.279 --> 00:21:48.319
 God made the man,

00:21:48.579 --> 00:21:49.119
 first.

00:21:50.019 --> 00:21:50.879
 And he gave him,

00:21:50.939 --> 00:21:51.799
 a specific role.

00:21:52.099 --> 00:21:53.200
 He was to care,

00:21:53.539 --> 00:21:54.179
 for the garden.

00:21:54.299 --> 00:21:54.919
 He was to look,

00:21:54.919 --> 00:21:55.539
 after it,

00:21:55.639 --> 00:21:56.259
 maintain it.

00:21:56.460 --> 00:21:57.519
 He was to give names,

00:21:57.679 --> 00:21:58.679
 to all the animals.

00:21:58.680 --> 00:21:59.900
 In other words,

00:21:59.960 --> 00:22:00.960
 he was to rule,

00:22:01.080 --> 00:22:02.279
 over creation,

00:22:02.840 --> 00:22:03.880
 as God commanded.

00:22:04.860 --> 00:22:06.340
 And in doing this,

00:22:06.680 --> 00:22:06.980
 man,

00:22:07.080 --> 00:22:07.460
 in effect,

00:22:07.560 --> 00:22:08.820
 was reflecting,

00:22:09.259 --> 00:22:10.259
 or displaying,

00:22:10.560 --> 00:22:11.880
 God's glory,

00:22:12.400 --> 00:22:14.200
 as he fulfilled,

00:22:14.560 --> 00:22:15.120
 what God,

00:22:15.180 --> 00:22:16.140
 had called him to do.

00:22:18.120 --> 00:22:18.600
 Now,

00:22:18.640 --> 00:22:19.180
 this task,

00:22:19.259 --> 00:22:20.400
 of looking after the land,

00:22:20.480 --> 00:22:21.560
 and ruling creation,

00:22:21.820 --> 00:22:22.539
 was huge.

00:22:22.620 --> 00:22:23.019
 The world,

00:22:23.019 --> 00:22:24.200
 was a big place.

00:22:25.580 --> 00:22:25.840
 So,

00:22:25.920 --> 00:22:26.600
 it was no wonder,

00:22:26.600 --> 00:22:27.759
 that God said,

00:22:27.759 --> 00:22:29.500
 in Genesis 2,

00:22:29.579 --> 00:22:30.500
 verse 18,

00:22:31.119 --> 00:22:32.480
 it is not good,

00:22:32.539 --> 00:22:33.099
 for the man,

00:22:33.180 --> 00:22:33.759
 to be alone.

00:22:34.240 --> 00:22:35.140
 I will make,

00:22:35.180 --> 00:22:36.180
 a suitable helper,

00:22:36.180 --> 00:22:36.980
 for him.

00:22:38.420 --> 00:22:39.559
 In other words,

00:22:40.680 --> 00:22:41.240
 and perhaps,

00:22:41.359 --> 00:22:42.299
 we know this already,

00:22:43.299 --> 00:22:44.279
 man can't do,

00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:45.099
 things alone.

00:22:46.039 --> 00:22:46.900
 He can't do,

00:22:47.140 --> 00:22:47.519
 this work,

00:22:47.539 --> 00:22:48.200
 of ruling,

00:22:48.400 --> 00:22:48.980
 on his own.

00:22:49.180 --> 00:22:50.200
 He needs help.

00:22:50.440 --> 00:22:51.299
 This isn't about,

00:22:51.299 --> 00:22:51.900
 loneliness,

00:22:52.339 --> 00:22:52.879
 in effect,

00:22:52.980 --> 00:22:53.799
 that he's got,

00:22:53.799 --> 00:22:55.079
 nobody to talk to.

00:22:55.079 --> 00:22:57.159
 Primarily,

00:22:57.319 --> 00:22:57.740
 it's about,

00:22:57.839 --> 00:22:58.720
 he needs help.

00:22:58.799 --> 00:22:59.460
 He can't do,

00:22:59.539 --> 00:23:00.339
 the work alone.

00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:00.919
 So,

00:23:01.039 --> 00:23:02.000
 God created,

00:23:02.439 --> 00:23:02.699
 woman.

00:23:03.439 --> 00:23:04.619
 He caused the man,

00:23:04.699 --> 00:23:06.240
 to fall into a deep sleep,

00:23:06.519 --> 00:23:07.619
 and from the man,

00:23:07.919 --> 00:23:08.779
 created woman.

00:23:09.119 --> 00:23:09.339
 So,

00:23:09.419 --> 00:23:10.199
 look what we read,

00:23:10.319 --> 00:23:11.240
 in verse 8,

00:23:11.339 --> 00:23:12.259
 of chapter 11.

00:23:13.139 --> 00:23:13.799
 For man,

00:23:13.899 --> 00:23:14.819
 it's really,

00:23:15.000 --> 00:23:15.699
 quoting back,

00:23:15.859 --> 00:23:17.099
 from Genesis 2.

00:23:17.359 --> 00:23:17.960
 For man,

00:23:17.960 --> 00:23:19.639
 did not come from woman,

00:23:20.639 --> 00:23:21.240
 but woman,

00:23:21.359 --> 00:23:21.960
 from man.

00:23:22.860 --> 00:23:23.799
 Neither was man,

00:23:23.880 --> 00:23:25.500
 created for woman,

00:23:26.600 --> 00:23:27.340
 but woman,

00:23:27.500 --> 00:23:28.000
 created,

00:23:29.039 --> 00:23:29.799
 for man.

00:23:30.940 --> 00:23:31.380
 So,

00:23:31.519 --> 00:23:32.819
 God created woman,

00:23:32.960 --> 00:23:33.840
 for the man,

00:23:34.180 --> 00:23:35.539
 for the specific purpose,

00:23:35.680 --> 00:23:37.180
 to support him,

00:23:37.220 --> 00:23:37.759
 and help him,

00:23:37.840 --> 00:23:38.400
 in his role,

00:23:38.440 --> 00:23:39.220
 and responsibility.

00:23:39.860 --> 00:23:41.039
 And in this way,

00:23:42.000 --> 00:23:43.100
 woman is reflecting,

00:23:43.279 --> 00:23:44.120
 or displaying,

00:23:45.000 --> 00:23:46.700
 her husband's glory.

00:23:47.640 --> 00:23:49.660
 And that's not a low calling.

00:23:50.440 --> 00:23:52.160
 That is a high calling.

00:23:52.540 --> 00:23:54.220
 It's not a mean task,

00:23:54.220 --> 00:23:55.580
 in the help of ruling,

00:23:55.880 --> 00:23:56.940
 all creation.

00:24:00.440 --> 00:24:00.920
 So,

00:24:01.000 --> 00:24:02.160
 the encouragement here,

00:24:02.220 --> 00:24:03.440
 was not to try and say,

00:24:03.580 --> 00:24:04.840
 we're all the same.

00:24:06.340 --> 00:24:06.880
 He's saying,

00:24:06.940 --> 00:24:07.060
 no,

00:24:07.080 --> 00:24:07.800
 we're different,

00:24:07.860 --> 00:24:08.519
 in our roles,

00:24:08.620 --> 00:24:09.620
 and responsibilities.

00:24:10.160 --> 00:24:10.820
 And a woman,

00:24:10.820 --> 00:24:11.840
 shouldn't resist,

00:24:11.840 --> 00:24:12.660
 this calling.

00:24:14.380 --> 00:24:15.960
 But submit to it,

00:24:15.980 --> 00:24:17.080
 as part of God's,

00:24:17.080 --> 00:24:17.680
 good order,

00:24:17.680 --> 00:24:18.299
 in God's,

00:24:18.360 --> 00:24:19.039
 good design,

00:24:19.160 --> 00:24:19.820
 for life.

00:24:21.240 --> 00:24:21.940
 In fact,

00:24:22.039 --> 00:24:23.180
 this special calling,

00:24:23.279 --> 00:24:24.000
 of the wife,

00:24:26.420 --> 00:24:27.820
 actually places her,

00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:28.620
 above,

00:24:29.019 --> 00:24:29.720
 the angels.

00:24:30.160 --> 00:24:31.140
 Have a look at verse 10.

00:24:31.220 --> 00:24:32.420
 That's where we come to that,

00:24:32.700 --> 00:24:33.920
 strange phrase,

00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:34.660
 in verse 10.

00:24:34.980 --> 00:24:36.000
 For this reason,

00:24:36.940 --> 00:24:38.799
 and because of the angels,

00:24:40.080 --> 00:24:40.580
 the woman,

00:24:40.580 --> 00:24:41.740
 ought to have a sign,

00:24:41.820 --> 00:24:42.380
 of authority,

00:24:43.060 --> 00:24:44.060
 on her head.

00:24:44.059 --> 00:24:46.879
 Back in,

00:24:47.139 --> 00:24:48.019
 chapter 6,

00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:48.919
 verse 3,

00:24:49.639 --> 00:24:50.859
 of 1 Corinthians,

00:24:51.259 --> 00:24:52.039
 chapter 6,

00:24:52.119 --> 00:24:52.500
 verse 3,

00:24:52.740 --> 00:24:53.659
 we're told there,

00:24:53.779 --> 00:24:54.559
 that the believers,

00:24:55.059 --> 00:24:56.200
 the people of God,

00:24:57.480 --> 00:24:58.539
 would one day,

00:24:59.279 --> 00:25:00.599
 have to judge,

00:25:02.460 --> 00:25:03.399
 the angels.

00:25:06.019 --> 00:25:06.579
 So,

00:25:06.839 --> 00:25:07.539
 the woman,

00:25:07.679 --> 00:25:08.940
 by living out her role,

00:25:09.500 --> 00:25:10.200
 the wife,

00:25:10.539 --> 00:25:11.299
 given her role,

00:25:11.299 --> 00:25:12.179
 and responsibility,

00:25:12.180 --> 00:25:14.420
 is not a low position,

00:25:14.920 --> 00:25:16.680
 but a high position.

00:25:18.519 --> 00:25:20.340
 It's one that places her,

00:25:20.480 --> 00:25:21.900
 above the angels,

00:25:22.080 --> 00:25:23.120
 because one day,

00:25:23.460 --> 00:25:24.799
 we will have to,

00:25:24.799 --> 00:25:26.240
 judge the angels.

00:25:27.240 --> 00:25:28.100
 So this is,

00:25:28.200 --> 00:25:28.860
 by no means,

00:25:28.960 --> 00:25:30.380
 a demeaning position.

00:25:32.080 --> 00:25:33.120
 But back to,

00:25:33.240 --> 00:25:33.600
 what were,

00:25:33.779 --> 00:25:35.019
 main point is.

00:25:36.259 --> 00:25:37.200
 We're to see,

00:25:37.380 --> 00:25:38.299
 that each of us,

00:25:38.360 --> 00:25:39.640
 has a different role,

00:25:39.740 --> 00:25:40.519
 or task,

00:25:40.519 --> 00:25:42.119
 that God has given us.

00:25:42.379 --> 00:25:43.039
 To the man,

00:25:43.119 --> 00:25:43.579
 essentially,

00:25:43.740 --> 00:25:44.660
 it was the responsibility,

00:25:44.980 --> 00:25:45.539
 of caring,

00:25:45.879 --> 00:25:46.420
 and ruling,

00:25:46.539 --> 00:25:47.759
 over all creation,

00:25:48.099 --> 00:25:48.799
 not least,

00:25:48.879 --> 00:25:49.740
 in his leadership,

00:25:49.900 --> 00:25:51.599
 within family life,

00:25:52.779 --> 00:25:53.819
 and his care,

00:25:53.940 --> 00:25:54.700
 for his wife,

00:25:55.920 --> 00:25:56.799
 his responsibility,

00:25:56.799 --> 00:25:57.839
 to teach,

00:25:57.980 --> 00:25:58.799
 his children.

00:26:00.980 --> 00:26:02.180
 And to the woman,

00:26:02.940 --> 00:26:03.180
 well,

00:26:03.220 --> 00:26:03.960
 the responsibility,

00:26:03.960 --> 00:26:04.940
 of supporting,

00:26:04.940 --> 00:26:05.900
 and coming,

00:26:05.900 --> 00:26:06.519
 and coming alongside,

00:26:06.519 --> 00:26:07.340
 her husband,

00:26:07.660 --> 00:26:09.240
 and submitting to him,

00:26:09.340 --> 00:26:10.840
 in his task,

00:26:11.299 --> 00:26:12.640
 and in his role.

00:26:14.559 --> 00:26:16.200
 So when God gave Adam,

00:26:16.360 --> 00:26:17.039
 a wife,

00:26:18.279 --> 00:26:19.279
 he gave him someone,

00:26:19.420 --> 00:26:20.860
 who was like him,

00:26:22.220 --> 00:26:22.880
 but someone,

00:26:23.039 --> 00:26:24.100
 who was different.

00:26:24.940 --> 00:26:25.980
 Different physically,

00:26:26.460 --> 00:26:27.480
 different sexually,

00:26:27.960 --> 00:26:29.200
 different emotionally.

00:26:29.200 --> 00:26:31.580
 He gave Adam,

00:26:31.759 --> 00:26:32.620
 a companion,

00:26:33.019 --> 00:26:34.180
 a suitable helper,

00:26:34.620 --> 00:26:36.519
 a designed person,

00:26:36.819 --> 00:26:37.640
 specifically,

00:26:39.080 --> 00:26:39.799
 to help.

00:26:40.640 --> 00:26:42.240
 This was God's good order,

00:26:42.360 --> 00:26:43.680
 and God's good design,

00:26:44.019 --> 00:26:44.680
 for man,

00:26:44.840 --> 00:26:45.420
 and woman.

00:26:46.240 --> 00:26:47.480
 So within the context,

00:26:47.480 --> 00:26:48.799
 of the church,

00:26:48.920 --> 00:26:50.100
 and in family life,

00:26:51.220 --> 00:26:52.140
 women and men,

00:26:52.759 --> 00:26:53.620
 are different.

00:26:57.019 --> 00:26:58.059
 And third,

00:26:58.059 --> 00:27:02.139
 women and men,

00:27:02.240 --> 00:27:03.679
 are complementary.

00:27:06.419 --> 00:27:07.940
 Now while we're to celebrate,

00:27:08.119 --> 00:27:09.000
 our difference,

00:27:10.059 --> 00:27:10.819
 women and men,

00:27:10.980 --> 00:27:12.039
 live and work,

00:27:12.240 --> 00:27:14.059
 in partnership together.

00:27:14.220 --> 00:27:15.259
 So look at verse 11.

00:27:17.599 --> 00:27:18.960
 Look at chapter 11,

00:27:19.079 --> 00:27:19.720
 verse 11.

00:27:19.720 --> 00:27:20.940
 In the Lord,

00:27:21.460 --> 00:27:21.980
 however,

00:27:22.759 --> 00:27:23.679
 woman is not,

00:27:23.679 --> 00:27:25.200
 independent of man,

00:27:26.460 --> 00:27:27.759
 nor is man,

00:27:28.059 --> 00:27:30.000
 independent of woman.

00:27:31.099 --> 00:27:32.899
 So while we are different,

00:27:33.899 --> 00:27:35.740
 we do actually need,

00:27:35.859 --> 00:27:36.579
 each other.

00:27:37.139 --> 00:27:38.319
 We're dependent,

00:27:38.319 --> 00:27:39.220
 on each other.

00:27:40.039 --> 00:27:40.879
 And if any of you,

00:27:40.919 --> 00:27:41.700
 think you can live,

00:27:41.799 --> 00:27:43.159
 without the opposite sex,

00:27:43.500 --> 00:27:44.679
 well look at verse 12.

00:27:45.839 --> 00:27:46.579
 For as woman,

00:27:46.679 --> 00:27:47.659
 came from man,

00:27:48.799 --> 00:27:50.200
 so also man,

00:27:50.200 --> 00:27:51.619
 is born of woman.

00:27:52.119 --> 00:27:52.899
 Just even,

00:27:52.980 --> 00:27:54.119
 at a very basic,

00:27:54.359 --> 00:27:55.759
 biological sense,

00:27:55.759 --> 00:27:57.440
 men are dependent,

00:27:57.440 --> 00:27:57.960
 on women.

00:27:58.079 --> 00:27:59.099
 We cannot be,

00:27:59.099 --> 00:27:59.920
 without women.

00:27:59.920 --> 00:28:00.319
 And,

00:28:00.879 --> 00:28:01.119
 well,

00:28:01.259 --> 00:28:02.140
 women cannot be,

00:28:02.299 --> 00:28:02.879
 without men.

00:28:04.879 --> 00:28:05.319
 But,

00:28:05.480 --> 00:28:06.900
 everything comes,

00:28:07.220 --> 00:28:08.019
 from God.

00:28:08.299 --> 00:28:09.440
 There's a leveler,

00:28:09.960 --> 00:28:11.200
 for every single,

00:28:11.200 --> 00:28:11.900
 one of us.

00:28:12.220 --> 00:28:13.200
 Our source,

00:28:13.700 --> 00:28:14.640
 is ultimately,

00:28:15.180 --> 00:28:15.640
 God.

00:28:15.940 --> 00:28:16.480
 But,

00:28:16.640 --> 00:28:18.279
 as part of God's design,

00:28:18.700 --> 00:28:19.119
 we are,

00:28:19.319 --> 00:28:20.379
 interdependent,

00:28:20.379 --> 00:28:21.519
 upon one another.

00:28:22.480 --> 00:28:23.299
 And that means,

00:28:24.240 --> 00:28:25.160
 as men and women,

00:28:25.299 --> 00:28:26.180
 whether you're a man,

00:28:26.299 --> 00:28:26.900
 or a woman,

00:28:27.240 --> 00:28:27.900
 we actually,

00:28:28.180 --> 00:28:29.579
 complement each other.

00:28:30.259 --> 00:28:31.539
 Just as Adam and Eve,

00:28:31.700 --> 00:28:32.900
 complemented each other,

00:28:32.940 --> 00:28:33.480
 in the garden,

00:28:33.900 --> 00:28:34.940
 so men and women,

00:28:35.200 --> 00:28:36.400
 complement each other,

00:28:36.440 --> 00:28:37.139
 within the life,

00:28:37.180 --> 00:28:37.839
 of the church.

00:28:38.859 --> 00:28:39.460
 In fact,

00:28:39.579 --> 00:28:40.579
 both men and women,

00:28:40.759 --> 00:28:42.400
 are equally gifted.

00:28:43.920 --> 00:28:44.779
 As we'll see,

00:28:44.839 --> 00:28:45.700
 in the coming weeks,

00:28:46.079 --> 00:28:46.799
 God gifts,

00:28:46.799 --> 00:28:48.579
 every single person,

00:28:49.220 --> 00:28:50.539
 to serve one another,

00:28:50.539 --> 00:28:52.240
 and build the church up.

00:28:53.339 --> 00:28:54.019
 So look at,

00:28:54.099 --> 00:28:54.680
 chapter 12,

00:28:54.779 --> 00:28:55.379
 verse 7,

00:28:55.579 --> 00:28:56.059
 for a minute.

00:28:56.559 --> 00:28:57.240
 Chapter 12,

00:28:57.319 --> 00:28:57.859
 verse 7.

00:29:01.839 --> 00:29:02.399
 Now,

00:29:02.500 --> 00:29:04.039
 to each one,

00:29:04.839 --> 00:29:05.379
 that is,

00:29:05.799 --> 00:29:07.240
 men and women,

00:29:08.019 --> 00:29:09.019
 the manifestation,

00:29:09.399 --> 00:29:10.039
 of the Spirit,

00:29:10.159 --> 00:29:10.639
 is given,

00:29:10.899 --> 00:29:12.779
 for the common good.

00:29:14.299 --> 00:29:15.259
 To one,

00:29:15.399 --> 00:29:16.019
 there is given,

00:29:16.180 --> 00:29:16.759
 through the Spirit,

00:29:16.759 --> 00:29:17.899
 the message of wisdom,

00:29:18.319 --> 00:29:19.240
 and to another,

00:29:19.240 --> 00:29:20.579
 whether men and women,

00:29:20.920 --> 00:29:21.940
 the message of knowledge,

00:29:22.259 --> 00:29:23.180
 and so on.

00:29:29.700 --> 00:29:30.960
 So it is not,

00:29:31.099 --> 00:29:31.880
 man's role,

00:29:32.259 --> 00:29:33.779
 to keep women,

00:29:33.900 --> 00:29:34.620
 in their place,

00:29:35.680 --> 00:29:36.620
 and to stop them,

00:29:36.720 --> 00:29:37.319
 from serving.

00:29:38.519 --> 00:29:40.059
 If we are to understand,

00:29:40.200 --> 00:29:40.640
 the gospel,

00:29:40.779 --> 00:29:41.819
 and scripture correctly,

00:29:41.920 --> 00:29:42.480
 it's actually,

00:29:42.620 --> 00:29:43.380
 quite the opposite.

00:29:43.759 --> 00:29:44.480
 The church,

00:29:44.480 --> 00:29:45.920
 is to be a gathering,

00:29:45.920 --> 00:29:46.720
 where women,

00:29:46.720 --> 00:29:46.759
 where women,

00:29:47.019 --> 00:29:47.840
 are encouraged,

00:29:48.080 --> 00:29:48.820
 and equipped,

00:29:49.000 --> 00:29:49.720
 to serve.

00:29:50.680 --> 00:29:51.400
 And that means,

00:29:51.460 --> 00:29:51.980
 that women,

00:29:52.100 --> 00:29:53.180
 within the life of the church,

00:29:53.440 --> 00:29:54.840
 can do a whole lot more,

00:29:55.140 --> 00:29:56.580
 than just make cakes,

00:29:56.880 --> 00:29:57.519
 and coffee.

00:29:59.519 --> 00:30:00.240
 In fact,

00:30:00.320 --> 00:30:00.960
 the context,

00:30:01.080 --> 00:30:02.039
 of chapter 11,

00:30:02.160 --> 00:30:02.580
 implies,

00:30:02.720 --> 00:30:03.779
 that both men and women,

00:30:04.060 --> 00:30:04.680
 should pray,

00:30:04.759 --> 00:30:05.360
 and prophesy.

00:30:05.720 --> 00:30:06.380
 Have a look at,

00:30:06.580 --> 00:30:06.960
 verse 4,

00:30:07.140 --> 00:30:07.880
 chapter 11.

00:30:07.880 --> 00:30:11.060
 Every man,

00:30:11.240 --> 00:30:12.220
 who prays,

00:30:12.620 --> 00:30:13.720
 or prophesies.

00:30:14.740 --> 00:30:15.640
 Or verse 5,

00:30:16.240 --> 00:30:17.560
 Every woman,

00:30:18.340 --> 00:30:19.260
 who prays,

00:30:19.540 --> 00:30:20.600
 or prophesies.

00:30:21.880 --> 00:30:22.280
 So,

00:30:22.460 --> 00:30:23.660
 it is quite clear,

00:30:23.760 --> 00:30:24.060
 isn't it?

00:30:24.260 --> 00:30:25.000
 Men and women,

00:30:25.140 --> 00:30:26.160
 we are to pray,

00:30:26.380 --> 00:30:27.000
 for each other.

00:30:27.160 --> 00:30:28.480
 When we join together,

00:30:28.540 --> 00:30:29.520
 in our home groups,

00:30:30.780 --> 00:30:31.560
 men should pray,

00:30:31.560 --> 00:30:32.040
 for women,

00:30:32.160 --> 00:30:33.100
 and women should pray,

00:30:33.260 --> 00:30:33.680
 for men.

00:30:35.040 --> 00:30:36.020
 And you should,

00:30:36.220 --> 00:30:37.040
 prophesy,

00:30:37.039 --> 00:30:38.019
 to each other.

00:30:38.920 --> 00:30:39.119
 Now,

00:30:39.159 --> 00:30:40.000
 we'll get on to that,

00:30:40.259 --> 00:30:41.200
 in more detail,

00:30:41.480 --> 00:30:42.779
 as we go through the studies.

00:30:42.879 --> 00:30:43.460
 But primarily,

00:30:43.599 --> 00:30:43.859
 it means,

00:30:43.940 --> 00:30:45.240
 we are to be speaking,

00:30:45.619 --> 00:30:46.500
 God's word,

00:30:46.700 --> 00:30:48.279
 into each other's lives.

00:30:49.359 --> 00:30:49.759
 Women,

00:30:49.940 --> 00:30:51.059
 speaking God's word,

00:30:51.159 --> 00:30:51.559
 to men.

00:30:51.839 --> 00:30:52.339
 And men,

00:30:52.500 --> 00:30:53.519
 speaking God's word,

00:30:53.599 --> 00:30:54.000
 to women.

00:30:56.119 --> 00:30:57.059
 And it seems,

00:30:57.200 --> 00:30:57.740
 to me,

00:30:58.619 --> 00:30:59.200
 that women,

00:30:59.200 --> 00:31:00.139
 should be served,

00:31:00.440 --> 00:31:01.180
 should be encouraged,

00:31:01.180 --> 00:31:01.720
 to serve,

00:31:01.819 --> 00:31:03.059
 in every area,

00:31:03.059 --> 00:31:03.659
 of life,

00:31:03.740 --> 00:31:04.480
 in the church,

00:31:05.659 --> 00:31:06.639
 that men have.

00:31:07.039 --> 00:31:08.899
 Except,

00:31:09.299 --> 00:31:11.019
 in the role of elder,

00:31:11.139 --> 00:31:12.680
 and the primary teaching role,

00:31:12.759 --> 00:31:13.599
 which we'll come to,

00:31:13.680 --> 00:31:15.279
 in chapter 14.

00:31:17.319 --> 00:31:18.899
 But I see no reason,

00:31:19.000 --> 00:31:20.259
 as I read through scripture,

00:31:20.480 --> 00:31:21.599
 and as I study,

00:31:21.799 --> 00:31:22.740
 this passage here,

00:31:23.420 --> 00:31:24.379
 that there's no reason,

00:31:24.559 --> 00:31:25.460
 why women cannot,

00:31:25.819 --> 00:31:26.299
 for example,

00:31:26.539 --> 00:31:26.940
 lead,

00:31:27.440 --> 00:31:28.059
 the service,

00:31:28.059 --> 00:31:29.059
 on a Sunday morning.

00:31:30.779 --> 00:31:31.279
 Or,

00:31:31.420 --> 00:31:32.579
 have some role,

00:31:32.639 --> 00:31:33.339
 or responsibility,

00:31:33.720 --> 00:31:34.279
 in teaching.

00:31:34.279 --> 00:31:35.240
 Or,

00:31:35.240 --> 00:31:36.420
 praying publicly.

00:31:38.160 --> 00:31:39.399
 If the church,

00:31:39.440 --> 00:31:40.259
 is to function,

00:31:40.399 --> 00:31:41.700
 as God intends,

00:31:42.879 --> 00:31:43.599
 then women,

00:31:43.779 --> 00:31:44.420
 and men,

00:31:45.519 --> 00:31:46.859
 must serve,

00:31:47.420 --> 00:31:47.839
 together.

00:31:48.859 --> 00:31:49.879
 This is God's,

00:31:49.879 --> 00:31:50.460
 good order,

00:31:50.559 --> 00:31:51.099
 and God's,

00:31:51.200 --> 00:31:51.799
 good design,

00:31:52.139 --> 00:31:53.440
 for his church,

00:31:53.920 --> 00:31:54.279
 family.

00:31:54.279 --> 00:31:59.160
 So,

00:31:59.259 --> 00:31:59.619
 how do you,

00:31:59.619 --> 00:32:00.660
 accept this teaching?

00:32:03.779 --> 00:32:04.720
 It's not easy,

00:32:04.799 --> 00:32:05.180
 is it?

00:32:06.299 --> 00:32:07.220
 There's some things,

00:32:07.259 --> 00:32:07.879
 that trouble us,

00:32:07.940 --> 00:32:08.399
 some things,

00:32:08.460 --> 00:32:09.319
 that don't sit well,

00:32:09.399 --> 00:32:09.839
 with us.

00:32:11.299 --> 00:32:11.720
 Well,

00:32:11.759 --> 00:32:12.079
 have a look,

00:32:12.119 --> 00:32:12.879
 at verse 13.

00:32:15.680 --> 00:32:16.079
 Judge,

00:32:16.319 --> 00:32:18.220
 for yourselves.

00:32:20.259 --> 00:32:20.839
 Is it,

00:32:20.839 --> 00:32:21.180
 proper,

00:32:21.359 --> 00:32:21.799
 for a woman,

00:32:21.920 --> 00:32:22.799
 to pray to God,

00:32:22.879 --> 00:32:23.539
 with her head,

00:32:23.720 --> 00:32:24.180
 uncovered?

00:32:24.279 --> 00:32:26.779
 In other words,

00:32:26.839 --> 00:32:27.399
 is it alright,

00:32:27.619 --> 00:32:28.119
 for a woman,

00:32:28.240 --> 00:32:29.740
 especially a married woman,

00:32:29.960 --> 00:32:30.559
 to act,

00:32:30.599 --> 00:32:31.879
 as if there's no difference,

00:32:31.940 --> 00:32:32.619
 between men,

00:32:32.660 --> 00:32:33.019
 or women,

00:32:33.379 --> 00:32:34.619
 that husband and wife,

00:32:34.779 --> 00:32:36.099
 equally have the same roles,

00:32:36.160 --> 00:32:37.519
 and we can do the same things?

00:32:40.139 --> 00:32:41.079
 Verse 14.

00:32:42.680 --> 00:32:43.500
 Does not,

00:32:43.639 --> 00:32:44.740
 the very nature,

00:32:44.740 --> 00:32:45.339
 of things,

00:32:45.480 --> 00:32:46.059
 teach you,

00:32:47.000 --> 00:32:47.759
 that if a man,

00:32:47.799 --> 00:32:48.539
 has long hair,

00:32:48.639 --> 00:32:49.660
 it is a disgrace,

00:32:49.799 --> 00:32:50.160
 to him,

00:32:50.440 --> 00:32:51.480
 but that if a woman,

00:32:51.480 --> 00:32:52.200
 has long hair,

00:32:52.299 --> 00:32:53.480
 it is her glory?

00:32:54.279 --> 00:32:54.899
 I mean,

00:32:54.960 --> 00:32:55.720
 we just need to,

00:32:55.720 --> 00:32:56.240
 acknowledge,

00:32:56.440 --> 00:32:57.819
 what nature teaches,

00:32:58.779 --> 00:32:59.599
 nature itself,

00:32:59.660 --> 00:33:00.220
 teaches us,

00:33:00.299 --> 00:33:00.740
 that men,

00:33:00.879 --> 00:33:01.460
 are women,

00:33:01.539 --> 00:33:01.940
 and different,

00:33:02.119 --> 00:33:03.279
 in that context,

00:33:03.519 --> 00:33:04.240
 it was obvious,

00:33:04.399 --> 00:33:05.099
 what a woman was,

00:33:05.139 --> 00:33:05.619
 a woman was,

00:33:05.839 --> 00:33:05.960
 well,

00:33:06.000 --> 00:33:06.799
 she had long hair,

00:33:06.960 --> 00:33:07.519
 and a man,

00:33:07.559 --> 00:33:08.519
 had short hair,

00:33:08.720 --> 00:33:09.559
 and to some extent,

00:33:09.720 --> 00:33:11.059
 that's kind of,

00:33:11.119 --> 00:33:12.180
 what it's like today,

00:33:12.180 --> 00:33:13.820
 it's different,

00:33:13.820 --> 00:33:13.840
 it's different,

00:33:14.000 --> 00:33:14.180
 but,

00:33:14.320 --> 00:33:16.100
 we can tell the difference,

00:33:17.240 --> 00:33:18.340
 and we shouldn't,

00:33:18.440 --> 00:33:18.720
 therefore,

00:33:18.860 --> 00:33:19.480
 confuse,

00:33:19.560 --> 00:33:20.519
 God's good order,

00:33:20.860 --> 00:33:22.180
 and God's good design,

00:33:22.620 --> 00:33:22.980
 men,

00:33:23.180 --> 00:33:23.940
 are men,

00:33:24.279 --> 00:33:24.900
 and women,

00:33:25.460 --> 00:33:25.980
 are women,

00:33:25.980 --> 00:33:29.120
 verse 16,

00:33:30.120 --> 00:33:31.420
 if anyone,

00:33:31.560 --> 00:33:32.799
 wants to be contentious,

00:33:32.860 --> 00:33:33.539
 about this,

00:33:34.920 --> 00:33:35.140
 well,

00:33:35.200 --> 00:33:36.480
 we have no other practice,

00:33:36.480 --> 00:33:38.839
 and nor do,

00:33:38.960 --> 00:33:39.980
 the churches of God,

00:33:40.980 --> 00:33:42.360
 this is not,

00:33:42.640 --> 00:33:43.779
 some peculiar practice,

00:33:43.920 --> 00:33:44.700
 to carry a line,

00:33:45.180 --> 00:33:45.779
 something that we've,

00:33:45.860 --> 00:33:46.680
 kind of just pulled out,

00:33:46.720 --> 00:33:46.980
 of the air,

00:33:47.019 --> 00:33:47.220
 and think,

00:33:47.420 --> 00:33:48.220
 that sounds good,

00:33:48.279 --> 00:33:49.240
 we like that idea,

00:33:50.039 --> 00:33:50.240
 no,

00:33:50.259 --> 00:33:51.299
 this is God's design,

00:33:51.360 --> 00:33:51.660
 and order,

00:33:51.799 --> 00:33:52.980
 for every church,

00:33:54.200 --> 00:33:56.279
 for every single person,

00:33:56.620 --> 00:33:57.000
 man,

00:33:57.079 --> 00:33:57.440
 and woman,

00:33:57.519 --> 00:33:57.980
 who seeks,

00:33:57.980 --> 00:33:58.759
 to submit,

00:33:58.940 --> 00:33:59.500
 ultimately,

00:34:00.440 --> 00:34:01.420
 to the authority,

00:34:01.420 --> 00:34:02.579
 of God's word,

00:34:04.079 --> 00:34:05.380
 and what he has to say,

00:34:05.380 --> 00:34:09.220
 so let's be clear,

00:34:09.280 --> 00:34:09.980
 in what we're saying,

00:34:10.160 --> 00:34:10.519
 this morning,

00:34:11.180 --> 00:34:13.440
 there is no place,

00:34:13.860 --> 00:34:15.800
 for male superiority,

00:34:16.280 --> 00:34:17.240
 within the church,

00:34:18.360 --> 00:34:20.300
 and there is no place,

00:34:20.740 --> 00:34:23.200
 for female inferiority,

00:34:23.320 --> 00:34:24.200
 within the church,

00:34:24.599 --> 00:34:26.059
 through faith in Christ,

00:34:26.200 --> 00:34:27.260
 we are one in Christ,

00:34:27.579 --> 00:34:28.380
 equally loved,

00:34:28.700 --> 00:34:29.680
 equally treasured,

00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:30.900
 equally valued,

00:34:33.019 --> 00:34:34.039
 and together,

00:34:34.260 --> 00:34:35.059
 as men and women,

00:34:35.059 --> 00:34:36.259
 we celebrate,

00:34:36.259 --> 00:34:37.480
 our diversity,

00:34:38.820 --> 00:34:40.199
 we submit,

00:34:40.619 --> 00:34:42.159
 to God's good design,

00:34:42.840 --> 00:34:43.639
 and order,

00:34:43.799 --> 00:34:44.799
 for both man,

00:34:45.059 --> 00:34:45.699
 and woman,

00:34:46.039 --> 00:34:46.980
 we recognise,

00:34:47.299 --> 00:34:48.079
 our roles,

00:34:48.199 --> 00:34:49.420
 and we take those roles,

00:34:49.719 --> 00:34:50.340
 seriously,

00:34:51.460 --> 00:34:52.860
 and together,

00:34:53.519 --> 00:34:54.759
 we partner,

00:34:55.000 --> 00:34:55.539
 one another,

00:34:56.400 --> 00:34:57.619
 for the building up,

00:34:57.739 --> 00:34:58.400
 and the growing,

00:34:58.539 --> 00:34:59.179
 of his church,

00:34:59.519 --> 00:35:00.820
 as we all,

00:35:00.980 --> 00:35:02.139
 use our gifts,

00:35:02.420 --> 00:35:03.480
 and complement,

00:35:03.480 --> 00:35:04.240
 each other,

00:35:04.880 --> 00:35:07.460
 so that together,

00:35:07.800 --> 00:35:08.719
 we become,

00:35:08.880 --> 00:35:09.519
 the church,

00:35:09.760 --> 00:35:11.139
 that God calls us,

00:35:11.199 --> 00:35:11.480
 to be,

00:35:11.780 --> 00:35:12.679
 reaching out,

00:35:12.719 --> 00:35:13.559
 into the community,

00:35:13.699 --> 00:35:14.500
 in which we live,

00:35:15.400 --> 00:35:16.119
 and building,

00:35:16.119 --> 00:35:17.139
 one another up,

00:35:17.940 --> 00:35:18.679
 in the faith,

00:35:18.679 --> 00:35:21.739
 so,

00:35:21.739 --> 00:35:23.299
 equality,

00:35:24.699 --> 00:35:25.339
 diversity,

00:35:26.859 --> 00:35:28.179
 and complementarity,

00:35:28.879 --> 00:35:29.940
 let's pray,

00:35:30.219 --> 00:35:30.579
 together,

00:35:30.579 --> 00:35:30.659
 together,

00:35:30.659 --> 00:35:45.920
 our Father God,

00:35:45.980 --> 00:35:46.579
 we thank you,

00:35:46.579 --> 00:35:47.639
 for your word,

00:35:48.639 --> 00:35:50.679
 we recognise,

00:35:50.980 --> 00:35:51.599
 that sometimes,

00:35:51.799 --> 00:35:52.639
 it is hard,

00:35:53.000 --> 00:35:54.039
 it's confusing,

00:35:54.199 --> 00:35:54.759
 and difficult,

00:35:54.760 --> 00:35:57.560
 and so,

00:35:57.680 --> 00:35:58.340
 we especially,

00:35:58.660 --> 00:35:59.260
 pray Father,

00:35:59.360 --> 00:36:00.100
 that you would,

00:36:00.320 --> 00:36:01.220
 by your spirit,

00:36:02.260 --> 00:36:02.700
 help us,

00:36:02.800 --> 00:36:03.640
 to apply,

00:36:04.200 --> 00:36:04.660
 practically,

00:36:04.960 --> 00:36:06.220
 to our time,

00:36:06.300 --> 00:36:06.900
 and our day,

00:36:07.680 --> 00:36:08.680
 the things,

00:36:08.780 --> 00:36:09.500
 that we have learned,

00:36:09.660 --> 00:36:10.280
 this morning,

00:36:11.280 --> 00:36:12.620
 we thank you,

00:36:12.700 --> 00:36:13.540
 for every person,

00:36:13.680 --> 00:36:13.940
 here,

00:36:14.500 --> 00:36:16.400
 for men,

00:36:16.560 --> 00:36:17.140
 and women,

00:36:17.840 --> 00:36:19.000
 for boys,

00:36:19.140 --> 00:36:19.760
 and girls,

00:36:19.900 --> 00:36:20.620
 for your good,

00:36:20.620 --> 00:36:20.940
 order,

00:36:21.040 --> 00:36:21.940
 and good design,

00:36:22.080 --> 00:36:22.640
 for life,

00:36:22.639 --> 00:36:25.179
 and we pray,

00:36:25.359 --> 00:36:25.920
 that together,

00:36:26.099 --> 00:36:26.980
 as your people,

00:36:28.199 --> 00:36:28.980
 we would,

00:36:28.980 --> 00:36:30.039
 serve one another,

00:36:30.119 --> 00:36:30.699
 with the gifts,

00:36:30.819 --> 00:36:31.480
 that you have given,

00:36:31.659 --> 00:36:32.199
 to us,

00:36:33.079 --> 00:36:33.779
 supporting,

00:36:33.940 --> 00:36:34.759
 and encouraging,

00:36:35.900 --> 00:36:36.739
 and building,

00:36:36.980 --> 00:36:37.739
 one another up,

00:36:38.659 --> 00:36:40.539
 Father,

00:36:40.639 --> 00:36:41.079
 we pray,

00:36:41.239 --> 00:36:41.879
 for husbands,

00:36:42.139 --> 00:36:42.940
 here today,

00:36:45.059 --> 00:36:45.940
 that they,

00:36:46.500 --> 00:36:47.000
 we would,

00:36:47.099 --> 00:36:47.879
 take our roles,

00:36:48.139 --> 00:36:48.699
 seriously,

00:36:50.000 --> 00:36:52.400
 that we would,

00:36:52.400 --> 00:36:52.860
 care,

00:36:53.039 --> 00:36:53.579
 protect,

00:36:53.820 --> 00:36:54.320
 provide,

00:36:55.519 --> 00:36:57.300
 that we would,

00:36:57.300 --> 00:36:57.900
 nurture,

00:36:58.300 --> 00:36:59.059
 our wives,

00:37:00.059 --> 00:37:03.160
 that we would,

00:37:03.240 --> 00:37:03.780
 give to them,

00:37:03.960 --> 00:37:04.940
 all that they need,

00:37:05.639 --> 00:37:06.500
 so that they,

00:37:06.740 --> 00:37:07.340
 flourish,

00:37:07.860 --> 00:37:08.820
 in every way,

00:37:08.900 --> 00:37:09.519
 as they should,

00:37:10.900 --> 00:37:11.420
 growing,

00:37:11.840 --> 00:37:12.780
 in Christ,

00:37:12.960 --> 00:37:13.599
 more and more,

00:37:15.079 --> 00:37:16.000
 help us,

00:37:16.079 --> 00:37:17.039
 if we have children,

00:37:18.420 --> 00:37:19.260
 that as husbands,

00:37:19.260 --> 00:37:19.980
 we would,

00:37:20.200 --> 00:37:21.280
 teach our children,

00:37:21.280 --> 00:37:23.440
 what it is,

00:37:23.519 --> 00:37:24.200
 to follow,

00:37:24.360 --> 00:37:25.000
 the Lord Jesus,

00:37:25.180 --> 00:37:26.320
 and that by our lives,

00:37:26.420 --> 00:37:27.400
 we would demonstrate,

00:37:28.400 --> 00:37:29.280
 what it is,

00:37:29.380 --> 00:37:29.920
 to live,

00:37:30.080 --> 00:37:31.060
 under the authority,

00:37:31.060 --> 00:37:31.740
 of Christ,

00:37:31.739 --> 00:37:31.879
 Christ,

00:37:32.539 --> 00:37:36.619
 and we pray,

00:37:36.739 --> 00:37:37.299
 for wives,

00:37:37.439 --> 00:37:38.039
 here today,

00:37:38.699 --> 00:37:40.899
 we thank you,

00:37:40.979 --> 00:37:41.439
 for them,

00:37:42.439 --> 00:37:44.199
 thank you,

00:37:44.259 --> 00:37:45.059
 for their gifting,

00:37:45.559 --> 00:37:46.379
 for their roles,

00:37:47.519 --> 00:37:48.659
 for their care,

00:37:48.759 --> 00:37:49.319
 of children,

00:37:49.859 --> 00:37:51.919
 and we pray,

00:37:52.079 --> 00:37:53.000
 that to each one,

00:37:53.079 --> 00:37:53.519
 you will give,

00:37:53.879 --> 00:37:54.719
 all that they need,

00:37:55.639 --> 00:37:56.559
 as they seek,

00:37:56.659 --> 00:37:57.259
 to support,

00:37:57.439 --> 00:37:58.019
 and help,

00:37:58.699 --> 00:37:59.399
 and assist,

00:37:59.459 --> 00:38:00.059
 their husbands,

00:38:00.059 --> 00:38:01.820
 in all,

00:38:01.880 --> 00:38:02.400
 that they do,

00:38:03.000 --> 00:38:04.820
 father,

00:38:04.960 --> 00:38:05.420
 build us,

00:38:05.460 --> 00:38:06.199
 and grow us,

00:38:06.259 --> 00:38:06.940
 as a church,

00:38:07.059 --> 00:38:07.500
 we pray,

00:38:08.500 --> 00:38:09.880
 that we would,

00:38:10.119 --> 00:38:10.400
 together,

00:38:11.179 --> 00:38:12.059
 give glory,

00:38:12.199 --> 00:38:12.460
 and honour,

00:38:12.599 --> 00:38:12.980
 to you,

00:38:13.299 --> 00:38:13.820
 reflecting,

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 your good design,

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 in every way,

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 we ask this,

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 in Jesus name,

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 amen,

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 we're going,

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 to sing together,

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 a song,

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 which,

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 I trust,

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 brings together,

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 some of the,

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 the thing,

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 the themes,

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 and,

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 that we've been,

00:38:37.099 --> 00:38:37.639
 looking at,

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 this morning,

00:38:38.579 --> 00:38:39.579
 men of faith,

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 rise up,

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 and sing,

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 rise up,

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 women,

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 of the truth,

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 so together,

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 we come,

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 as God's people,

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 equally loved,

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 and treasured,

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 to bring praise,

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 and honour,

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 to him,

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 as we serve together,

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 let's stand,

00:38:55.480 --> 00:38:56.099
 as we sing,

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 for full cosmetives,

00:39:02.239 --> 00:39:02.980
 when we come,

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 in most people,

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 and hummed,

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 there,

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 and other 있는데 about,

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 the people,

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 would come,

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 or are all life,

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 of the person,

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 in some people,

00:39:09.739 --> 00:39:10.960
 and in most people,

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 who would gy Ken Nem,

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 do live one capital.

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 Do happen too,

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 or be one,

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 or be one capital,